Quotes About Conservation

People in Ember rarely threw anything away. They made the best possible use of what they had.

Natural species are the library from which genetic engineers can work.

At the Global Crop Diversity Trust, we work to conserve the diversity that will allow the adaptation and evolution of our agricultural crops in the context of climate change and other challenges.

We stand guard over works of art, but species representing the work of aeons are stolen from under our noses

I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work.

Work sustains us as bodies and it consumes a great deal of energy. The conservation of energy is the component theme of Buddhist practice and yoga. That is why people live in monasteries.

Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are.

We tend to be more environmental at home than at work, regardless of the industry we're in.

Relegating conservation to government is like relegating virtue to the Sabbath. Turns over to professionals what should be daily work of amateurs .

I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work...More important, however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work.

The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.

There's one place, and one place only, to see polar bears in America. You have to travel to the country's northernmost point, the very apex of Alaska's North Slope, to the permafrost shores that stretch out on either side from the Inupiat town of Kaktovik.

We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment.

A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.

Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.

We strongly feel we have to protect everything.

I strongly believe that it's possible to conserve our heritage while making more healthful choices.

I couldn't watch 'BP' for a long time, until I started doing this job, because I knew in my heart that 'Blue Planet,' as beautiful as it was, at the end they would always have the human impact, and I struggled to watch it because I felt so powerless.

I think everyone born in Oregon is an environmentalist by birth.

The organic material, as the laws of chemistry state, can neither be created nor destroyed.

My niche will be to support the environment through the growth of organic agriculture.

When I first joined the Irvine Company, I realized that less than 11,000 acres were designated as open space in the original master plan, and that just didn't seem adequate to me. So, I began the lengthy process working with public and community organizations to add more open space.

I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.